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No. 184,771. Patented Nov. 28,1876.v

.,EMEnsoN FoLsoM, oF .-croLEDo,. oHro.

LMPEQY-EMENT 'N MERFl-l-.AS-f

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that.I ,1EMERsoN FoLsoM,of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio,have ivented a new and .Improved Folding Umbrella, of ..Which theibllowing is a specification: i i

ln the accompanying drawing, Figure l represents a vertical central section of my improved folding umbrella or parasol shown as extended for use. Figs. 2 and 3 are, respectively, a vertical central section and side view of the same in folded or telescoped state. Fig. 4 is an inside or bottom View of the umbrella, showing stifi'ening layer of upper section. Figs. 5 and 6 are detail side and bottom views of the spring-catch of the sliding or telescoping ribs, and Fig. 7 is a detail cross-section of the telescoping-ribs with locking-stud.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved folding or telescoping umbrella or parasol 'that may be readily arranged into small and compact shape for being conveniently carried, packed, or stored, or drawn out for use as a common umbrella or parasol, the mechanism being of simple, yet strong and durable, construction.

The invention consists of an umbrella or parasol with telescoping stick and ribs that are locked by spring-catches when drawn out for use, in connection with the runner and tipholder.

In the drawing, A represents 'the stick of my improved folding umbrella or parasol, wlich is made of three parts, telescoping or sliding one into the other, of which the upper or top section and the lower or handle section slide into the middle section, and the handle section both into the tubular middle and top section. The sections of the stick are provided with flanges or collars to prevent the sections from coming apart. The handle part is provided with a spring-catch, a, by which v its sliding back is prevented when fully extended or drawn out from' the middle section. A spring-catch, b, is also provided at the ribjoint, with a stud on it that passes through the stick, and prevents the top section from being pushed down except when the handlesection is pushed in and releases the springcatch, so that .the.top.v section ;maybe pushed in. Theribs-:BB' Iaremade of two sections, one sliding within-the other, andarranged either'v as shown i n.the"dra.wing,so that'thel lower.V tubular part slides.alongtthefnpper part, or so that the upper part is tubular and -the lower sliding into the upper. The upper parts B are hinged to the rib-joint of the stick, and the lower parts B' applied to the struts or braces C in the customary manner. The connection between the upper and lower rib-sections is made near the strut or brace fastening by perforated spring-catches D, which are released from projecting studs d of the upper rib parts when the tips are fastenedv or placed within the tip-holder E.

When the tips are outside of the tip-holder or cup E the springcatches are not pressed upon by the struts, and the ribs are tlereby prevented from sliding together, whether the umbrella is opened or closed. When the tips are placed in the tip-holder, and the same is pressed down on them, the lower rib-sec-. tions are slid u p, together with the struts, along the upper rib-sections, jointly with the sliding of the tip-holder and runner along the stick, until the upper and lower-rib-sectionsare entirely telescoped and folded with the.

struts on the stick.

The fabric F covering the ribs folds up simultaneously with the telescoping of the ribs, and is fastened by two elastic bands e-one for the upper, the other for the lower, part, as shown in Fig. 3. The covering F is stifi'ened in the upper part by an interior layer, F', that is extended to suitable distance from the top down, and stretched by supplemetary ribs f.

The stiffening-layer F' serves to keep the covering smooth when the lower part is folded down in connection with the sliding in of the ribs. The runner U' -is connected to the tipholder by al spiral spring, and provided with an interior recess, g, spring-catch gl having a slotted perforation or eye for the purpose of locking on a fixed stud, gz, of the middle sticksection when the umbrella is opened. The runner is released from the fixed stud by pulling the tip-holder down, which bears on the spring-catch gl, and raises it from the stud, allowing the umbrella to be closed. The lower part of runner O! locks on a notched springcatch, h, of the handle-section of the stick when the umbrella is closed, requiring to be released from the same when tle umbrella is to be opened.

For foldingor telescoping the umbrella 'or parasol, the tip-holder is placed over the tips, and pressed onto the same7 sliding, thereby, the lower into the upper rib-section. The stick is then telescoped by sliding firstthe handle-section and then the top section into the middle section. The covering is finally fastened by the elastic bands or cords.

The extending of the umbrella is accom-` plisled by reversing this operation, drawing out the stick, and then the ribs with the tipholder, until, by the locking of the different spring-catches, the umbrella or parasol may be opened and closed in the same way as the common umbrellas or parasols.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The stick of an umbrella or parasol, composed of three sections, of which the top and i handle sections slide into the middle tuhnlar section,snbstantially as described.

2. The combination of the lower tubular ribsections, having slotted spring-catches, with the upper solid Bib-sections provided with projecting end studs, substantially as described.

` 3. The combination of the rib-sections B B' and spring-catches D with the struts or braces C and tip-holder E, for sliding in or extending the rib-section, as shown and described.

4:. The `covering -fabric ,of the folding umbrella or parasol provided with au interior stil'eing -layer and supplementary stretching-rib, for the purpose specified. l

EMERSON FOLSOM.

Witnesses:

E, W. ToLEs'roN, HENRY P. FoLsoM. 

